Where does “bancă” come from?
bancă (Romanian) comes from Russian ба́нка, from Proto-Slavic banъka, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.
bancă (Romanian): bench; bank
Definitions
- bench; bank
Ancestry of “bancă”, step by step
bancă traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ба́нка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ба́нка | jar, pot |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | banъka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 4 | Latin | bāneum | attested in Pompeii |
| 5 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |
via French banc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | banc | bench; bank; bank, shoal, school |
via Italian banca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | banca | bank; third-person singular present indicative of... |